Fatima and Lourdes: Ave Maria…
In October a group of Southern Cross pilgrims, led by Bishop Joao Rodrigues of Tzaneen, returned from a pilgrimage to […]
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Features History
Benedict XV: The least remembered pope of the 20th century
September 3 marks the 100th anniversary of the election of Pope Benedict XV as successor to Pope St Pius X. GUNTHER
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Biography of Hymns
Biography of Hymns: ‘How Great Thou Art’
Sweden’s gifts to the world of music include pop giants ABBA, the great soprano Birgit Nilson, the classical composer Carl
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Features History
Pope St Pius X: The reluctant pope
August 20 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Pope St Pius X. GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks at the life and papacy
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Biography of Hymns
Biography of Hymns: It Is Well With My Soul
GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks at the history of the hymn It Is Well With My Soul. The hymns we sing in
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Perspectives Simmermacher
The World Cup’s Catholics
Chances are that a team from a traditionally Catholic country will win the 2014 World Cup, currently held in Brazil.’Only
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Books
A lavish guided tour of the Vatican
THE VATICAN: Secrets and Treasures of the Holy City, by Fr Michael Collins. Penguin/Dorling Kindersley (2014). 320pp. Reviewed by Gunther
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Who was Pontius Pilate?
His name is in the Creed and we encounter him every Holy Week. But who was Pontius Pilate? GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks
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